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#include <Servo.h>
#include <SPI.h>
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| #define | MOTOR_PIN 10 |
| #define | ESC_MAX 2000 |
| #define | ESC_MAX_CAP 1300 |
| #define | ESC_MIN 1000 |
| #define | ESC_CALIBRATION_DELAY 5000 |
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| void | setMotorPWM (float dutyCycle) |
| A function for setting the motor PWM from a percentage value. More... | |
| void | startSPI () |
| A function for setting up the SPI communication using interrupts. | |
| ISR (SPI_STC_vect) | |
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| void | setupAndCallibrateESC () |
| A function for setting up communication with the ESC. | |
| void | setup () |
| Ardunino setup function. Runs once when the board is started. | |
| void | loop () |
| Arduino loop function. Runs over and over, until the Arduino is turned off. Starts after the setup() has finished. More... | |
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| float | PID_P = 0.005 |
| float | PID_I = 0.005 |
| Servo | esc |
| byte | intermediateTargetSpeed = 0 |
| byte | targetSpeed = 0 |
| byte | lastEncoderVal = 0 |
| float | lastPWM = 0 |
| float | errorSum = 0 |
| unsigned long | time_last |
| int | iterationsFromStop = 0 |
| #define ESC_CALIBRATION_DELAY 5000 |
Time in ms before any PWM is sent to the motor on boot.
| #define ESC_MAX 2000 |
Maximum PWM for ESC.
| #define ESC_MAX_CAP 1300 |
A hard coded maximum PWM for the ESC. Adjust this to account for different loads.
| #define ESC_MIN 1000 |
Minimum PWM for ESC for a neutral state.
| #define MOTOR_PIN 10 |
The pin number of which the ESC data pin should be connected to.
| void loop | ( | void | ) |
Arduino loop function. Runs over and over, until the Arduino is turned off. Starts after the setup() has finished.
This loop can be configured in the source code to do one of two things:
The PWM signal sent to the motor is a signal that is incremented or decremented each step to try and become equal to the set target PWM. This makes the motor run more smoothly and reduces the wear-out time.
The ESC has a specific case where if the PWM is set to something higher than the neutral value (somewhere between 1000 and 1100) and the motor can't turn due to some load and friction, the ESC will set the motor PWM to neutral by itself to avoid tear. To be able to start the motor again, you have to send the ESC a neutral PWM for a few milliseconds, and then continue with your higher values. This is taken care of in the loop as well.
| void setMotorPWM | ( | float | dutyCycle | ) |
A function for setting the motor PWM from a percentage value.
This function is used to convert a percentage into a PWM signal in the valid range.
dutyCycle == 0.0 => standing still
0.0 < dutyCycle < 1.0 => driving forward
dutyCycle == 1.0 => driving forward full speed
| float errorSum = 0 |
Used with the integral term in the PID controller
| byte intermediateTargetSpeed = 0 |
< Used to to send PWM signals to the ESC Used to smoothen speed changes
| int iterationsFromStop = 0 |
Used for handling ESC safety measures and avoiding noisy data from SPI
| byte lastEncoderVal = 0 |
Set through SPI for encoder feedback, used by PID controller
| float lastPWM = 0 |
Used to check the state of motor and to handle the ESC safety measures described in loop()
| float PID_I = 0.005 |
Used for the integral term in the PID controller. Adjust this as necessary
| float PID_P = 0.005 |
Used for the proportional control in the PID controller. Adjust this as necessary
| byte targetSpeed = 0 |
Set through SPI to define the target speed
| unsigned long time_last |
Used by the program to calculate time difference


--- title: Driver date: 2000-09-01T00:00:00.000Z yearPublished: 2000 author: Reflections Interactive coverImageFilepath: games/driver.jpg tags: gametag/evil-criminal ---
Driver's a 3D game where you drive around various cities, performing jobs for the organised crime boys, usually getaways or tailings. It is extremely fun, particularly the 'undercover' levels, where you work your way up to harder and harder jobs. You can drive around as fast or as recklessly as you like in traffic, you can bash into other cars, and you can perform insane stunts. But whatever you do, don't get the cops on your tail! The graphics are quite good in this game, particularly considering how old the game is. The sound is also quite good, with realistic acceleration and braking noises. All-up, a challenging, exciting and very fun game.


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In celebration of the new release of SUPER MARIO MAKER 2, we will be giving away a physical copy of the game at the end of August to one lucky winner! All you need to do to sign up is type !giveaway in #bot-channel in the Discord server. Your odds of winning will be determined by your placement in our monthly ARMS leaderboard, so participate in as many of our Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday leaderboard events as you can for your best shot!
We ask that anyone who already owns a copy of the game please refrain from entering this giveaway so that those who don't own a copy will have a better chance to earn one of their own. We will contact the winner on September 1st to arrange for shipping. As Casual ARMS is an international community, members from all around the world are welcome to participate.
Be sure to check out the rest of our website for more information on our tournaments and events, including our entire schedule listed in your local time. You can also show your support on our Patreon. All funds raised go back into the server for leaderboard prizes, tournament prizes, and giveaways like this one.
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brickset_api()
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Get API options |
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brickset_auth()
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Authenticate with the brickset.com api |
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brickset_get_instructions()
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Get link to instructions for a single lego set from brickset.com |
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brickset_get_recently_updated_sets()
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Get recently updated sets from brickset.com |
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brickset_get_reviews()
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Get reviews of a single lego set from brickset.com |
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brickset_get_set()
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Get information about a single lego set from brickset.com |
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brickset_get_sets()
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Function to return many sets' data using brickset.com search API |
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brickset_get_subthemes()
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Get subthemes released under a theme |
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brickset_get_themes()
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Get all lego themes from brickset.com |
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brickset_get_years()
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Get years and number of sets released under a theme |
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brickset_save_credentials()
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Save brickset.com credentials to Rprofile file |
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brickset_setup()
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Set up R to work with brickset.com |
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lego_get_set_data()
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Get data from a lego set page |
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lego_get_sets()
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Get all lego sets in a category |
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lego_get_sets_on_page()
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Get all lego sets on the page |
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lego_get_themes()
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Get all lego themes from shop.lego.com |
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rebrickable_api()
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Generic API call |
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rebrickable_api_all()
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Get all pages from the rebrickable api |
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rebrickable_api_call()
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Do-while loop for GET to handle rcurl being flaky |
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rebrickable_color_info()
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Get a data frame of information about a specific brick color |
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rebrickable_colors()
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Get a data frame of all brick colors |
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rebrickable_parse_api_res()
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Function to format API response |
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rebrickable_save_credentials()
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Save rebrickable credentials to Rprofile file |
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rebrickable_setup()
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Set up R to work with rebrickable.com |


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Class: Aws::Lex::Types::IntentSummary
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Overview
Provides information about the state of an intent. You can use this information to get the current state of an intent so that you can process the intent, or so that you can return the intent to its previous state.
Constant Summary
Instance Attribute Summary
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#checkpoint_label ⇒ String
rw
A user-defined label that identifies a particular intent.
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#confirmation_status ⇒ String
rw
The status of the intent after the user responds to the confirmation prompt.
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#dialog_action_type ⇒ String
rw
The next action that the bot should take in its interaction with the user.
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#fulfillment_state ⇒ String
rw
The fulfillment state of the intent.
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#intent_name ⇒ String
rw
The name of the intent.
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#slot_to_elicit ⇒ String
rw
The next slot to elicit from the user.
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#slots ⇒ Hash<String,String>
rw
Map of the slots that have been gathered and their values.
Instance Method Summary
::Aws::Structure
- Included
| #to_hash | Alias for Structure#to_h. |
Instance Attribute Details
#checkpoint_label ⇒ String
(rw)
A user-defined label that identifies a particular intent. You can use this label to return to a previous intent.
Use the checkpointLabelFilter
parameter of the GetSessionRequest
operation to filter the intents returned by the operation to those
with only the specified label.
# File 'gems/aws-sdk-lex/lib/aws-sdk-lex/types.rb', line 499
class IntentSummary < Struct.new( :intent_name, :checkpoint_label, :slots, :confirmation_status, :dialog_action_type, :fulfillment_state, :slot_to_elicit) SENSITIVE = [:slots] include Aws::Structure end
#confirmation_status ⇒ String
(rw)
The status of the intent after the user responds to the confirmation
prompt. If the user confirms the intent, Amazon Lex sets this field
to Confirmed
. If the user denies the intent, Amazon Lex sets this
value to Denied
. The possible values are:
Confirmed
- The user has responded "Yes" to the confirmation prompt, confirming that the intent is complete and that it is ready to be fulfilled.Denied
- The user has responded "No" to the confirmation prompt.None
- The user has never been prompted for confirmation; or, the user was prompted but did not confirm or deny the prompt.
# File 'gems/aws-sdk-lex/lib/aws-sdk-lex/types.rb', line 499
class IntentSummary < Struct.new( :intent_name, :checkpoint_label, :slots, :confirmation_status, :dialog_action_type, :fulfillment_state, :slot_to_elicit) SENSITIVE = [:slots] include Aws::Structure end
#dialog_action_type ⇒ String
(rw)
The next action that the bot should take in its interaction with the user. The possible values are:
ConfirmIntent
- The next action is asking the user if the intent is complete and ready to be fulfilled. This is a yes/no question such as "Place the order?"Close
- Indicates that the there will not be a response from the user. For example, the statement "Your order has been placed" does not require a response.ElicitIntent
- The next action is to determine the intent that the user wants to fulfill.ElicitSlot
- The next action is to elicit a slot value from the user.
# File 'gems/aws-sdk-lex/lib/aws-sdk-lex/types.rb', line 499
class IntentSummary < Struct.new( :intent_name, :checkpoint_label, :slots, :confirmation_status, :dialog_action_type, :fulfillment_state, :slot_to_elicit) SENSITIVE = [:slots] include Aws::Structure end
#fulfillment_state ⇒ String
(rw)
The fulfillment state of the intent. The possible values are:
Failed
- The Lambda function associated with the intent failed to fulfill the intent.Fulfilled
- The intent has fulfilled by the::Aws::Lambda
function associated with the intent.ReadyForFulfillment
- All of the information necessary for the intent is present and the intent ready to be fulfilled by the client application.
# File 'gems/aws-sdk-lex/lib/aws-sdk-lex/types.rb', line 499
class IntentSummary < Struct.new( :intent_name, :checkpoint_label, :slots, :confirmation_status, :dialog_action_type, :fulfillment_state, :slot_to_elicit) SENSITIVE = [:slots] include Aws::Structure end
#intent_name ⇒ String
(rw)
The name of the intent.
# File 'gems/aws-sdk-lex/lib/aws-sdk-lex/types.rb', line 499
class IntentSummary < Struct.new( :intent_name, :checkpoint_label, :slots, :confirmation_status, :dialog_action_type, :fulfillment_state, :slot_to_elicit) SENSITIVE = [:slots] include Aws::Structure end
#slot_to_elicit ⇒ String
(rw)
The next slot to elicit from the user. If there is not slot to elicit, the field is blank.
# File 'gems/aws-sdk-lex/lib/aws-sdk-lex/types.rb', line 499
class IntentSummary < Struct.new( :intent_name, :checkpoint_label, :slots, :confirmation_status, :dialog_action_type, :fulfillment_state, :slot_to_elicit) SENSITIVE = [:slots] include Aws::Structure end
#slots ⇒ Hash
<String
,String
> (rw)
Map of the slots that have been gathered and their values.
# File 'gems/aws-sdk-lex/lib/aws-sdk-lex/types.rb', line 499
class IntentSummary < Struct.new( :intent_name, :checkpoint_label, :slots, :confirmation_status, :dialog_action_type, :fulfillment_state, :slot_to_elicit) SENSITIVE = [:slots] include Aws::Structure end


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Perl 1 Revitalized
Jul 25, 2002The perl community is happy to announce the appointment of Michael Schwern as the new head of maintenance for Perl 1, the original version of perl. Michael comes to us with considerable experience both in testing and QA, as well as managing scattered groups of programmers. His skills should stand him in good stead heading the maintenance of this long-neglected version of perl.
First released in 1988, this version of the software has fallen into an unfortunate slump with the release of versions 2, 3, 4, and 5 of perl, derivative languages such as Python and Ruby. "We hope to revitalize the perl 1 community, which has long been scoffed at by the users of more recent, 'better' versions of perl."
This version of perl has many advantages over its far more bloated modern rivals. The source kit is barely 1% the size of the current language distributions, and the resulting executable is also much smaller, making it ideal for embedded use. The small source footprint allows for easy auditing of the code. It's also remarkably fast, so much so that you can often completely rebuild it from scratch and run your program in the same time it takes newer, more "feature-full", languages to just compile your program.
News and additional information will be available on the official Perl 1 site, http://dev.perl.org/perl1/, including pointers to the developer mailing list, perl1-porters.


Roland carries Northeastern past Holy Cross 101-44
by EndPlayWORCESTER, Mass. (AP) - National scoring leader Jordan Roland poured 28 points in 27 minutes of play and Northeastern set a program record for largest margin of victory in a 101-44 dismantling of Holy Cross on Tuesday night.
Roland made 11 of 13 shots, including 6 of 7 on 3-pointers, for the Huskies (3-2). Jason Strong had a career-high 18 points as Northeastern hit 12 of 16 from the 3-point arc in a 63-point first half. Tyson Walker added a career-tying 15 points. Myles Franklin and Maxime Boursiquot scored 10 apiece - a career best for Franklin.
Drew Lowder had 10 points for the Crusaders (0-4). Kyle Copeland had nine points and four rebounds off the bench.
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Disclaimer: I do not believe in Marxist socialism; I don’t have a problem with a social safety net, however.
Recently on Facebook—words which often do not bode well—a friend of a friend was not happy that his personal definition of socialism wasn’t accepted as a universal definition:
The government owns and controls the means of production; personal property is sometimes allowed, but only in the form of consumer goods.
Because his personal definition wasn’t accepted, he couldn’t create strawmen arguments to knock down, nor could he meaningfully engage in debate because, gosh, it was simply unacceptable that the definition he just Googled wasn’t good enough for the other debate participants.
Except that this definition, for what it’s worth, is the one that is largely accepted today in the US. Meanwhile, in La Rochelle, a lovely medieval town on the West coast of France (one in which I used to live), they’re expanding the harbor to provide better services to billionaire’s super-yachts. It’s socialists who voted to do so because La Rochelle is undeniably a socialist town. Turns out the socialists here in France often have no issue with private property or money, but they strongly object to the abuse of either.
For Americans, it gets even more confusing when self-described “democratic socialist” Bernie Sanders says “thank God” for capitalism.
So what gives? Do socialists agree that private property is OK or that it should be abolished? Can’t have it both ways, can you?
Summary
Because, sadly, modern people’s attention spans for reading are short, I’ll share the definition of socialism now and you can decide if you’ll continue reading or not.
Socialism: a political or economic system that promotes social welfare.
That’s it. And it’s not exclusionary. If we look at the social democracies known as the Nordic Model, they are very pro-capitalist and promote business welfare, too.
So how do we get from government controlling the means of production to this definition? That takes a bit of explaining.
History
You can’t have a meaningful discussion of the meaning of socialism unless you understand the origin of the idea. And no, Karl Marx didn’t come up with it. His most famous work, Das Kapital , was published in 1867, but it was fifty years earlier, possibly with the publications of work by Robert Owen , that socialism was gaining traction. However, you can’t even appreciate this without context.
In 1776, Adam Smith published The Wealth of Nations , a book today regarded as one of the first books describing modern economics. And honestly, it had to be. The foundations of modern economics are land, labor, and capital. Historically, land wasn’t freely bought and sold. It was largely held by nobility who would no more think of selling their ancestral properties than you would think of selling your parents. The concept of laborers freely seeking the best possible wage also didn’t exist. In the middle ages, most people were serfs, tradesmen, clergy, or nobility. Fiefs, lands to which serfs were tied, still existed in the 17th century . And utilizing capital to leverage your wealth to build even more wealth wasn’t really a thing because modern economic thought was, well, not thought of. In fact, the innovative possibilities of capital combined with profit-seeking labor is very much a modern invention.
Adam Smith came along when economies were transitioning from zero-sum Mercantalism to industrialized capitalism. With the birth of the industrial revolution in the mid-1700s, we started to see a magnificent growth in profits. We also saw a magnificent growth in new forms of human misery. In the paper entitled Time and Work in 18th-Century London , Hans-Joachim Voth cites Herman Freudenberger and Gaylord Cummins as arguing that
annual labor input possibly increased from less than 3,000 to more than 4,000 hours per adult male between 1750 and 1800.
That’s up to twice the hours most Americans work today (and Americans tend to work far more hours than most other developed nations).
And frequently those laborers were children. It appears that many children were effectively slaves during the industrial revolution . And by “slaves”, I mean that with all of the horrifying implications. Robert Heilbroner, in his famous economic history The Worldly Philosophers wrote:
Indeed, a recital of the conditions that prevailed in those early days of factory labor is so horrendous that it makes a modern reader’s hair stand on end. In 1828, The Lion, a radical magazine of the times, published the incredible history of Robert Blincoe, one of eighty pauper-children sent off to a factory at Lowdham. The boys and girls—they were all about ten years old—were whipped day and night, not only for the slightest fault, but to stimulate their flagging industry. And compared with a factory at Litton where Blincoe was subsequently transferred, conditions at Lowdham were rather humane. At Litton the children scrambled with the pigs for the slops in a trough; they were kicked and punched and sexually abused.
Sadly, these accounts of the horrors of child labor during the industrial revolution are not scarce. Is it any wonder that many people objected to this new idea of capitalism?
One of the most prominent objectors was the aforementioned Robert Owen. A highly successful businessman, Owen was aghast at how workers were treated and decided to buck collective wisdom and create a more humane business. In 1799, he purchased New Lanark Mills and
Under Robert Owen’s management from 1800 to 1825, the cotton mills and village of New Lanark became a model community, in which the drive towards progress and prosperity through new technology of the Industrial Revolution was tempered by a caring and humane regime. This gained New Lanark an international reputation for the social and educational reforms Owen implemented. New Lanark had the first Infant School in the world, a creche for working mothers, free medical care, and a comprehensive education system for children, including evening classes for adults. Children under 10 were not allowed to work in the Mill.
And Heilbroner reports that from 1815 to 1825, there were over 20,000 visitors, including nobility and business owners, all trying to figure out how this mill had become hugely profitable.
Owen, along with Henri de Saint-Simon , Charles Fourier , and others, formed what we today call the “Utopian Socialists.” Generally speaking, they were a reaction to the brutality of the industrial revolution and these thinkers envisioned better worlds, or utopias, based on decency, kindness, and social needs. However, with the possible exception of Owen’s direct action in New Lanark, these were imagined worlds, built on dreams, not evidence.
They were, however, the first socialists, they were all over the map, and they had little to do with governments controlling the means of production.
In contrast to them were the Ricardian Socialists . They focused quite heavily on the labor theory of value which argues that the value of a good or service is the total amount of labor required to produce it. Yes, many people think that’s Marxist because Marx was quite fond of it, but their beloved Adam Smith championed it! In Chapter V of Wealth of Nations , he wrote:
The value of any commodity, therefore, to the person who possesses it, and who means not to use or consume it himself, but to exchange it for other commodities, is equal to the quantity of labour which it enables him to purchase or command. Labour therefore, is the real measure of the exchangeable value of all commodities.
The Ricardian’s (so-called because David Ricardo also accepted the labor theory of value and his arguments heavily influenced them) argued that because value is derived from labor, those who labor deserve the rewards. This is curious to me because it often implies that managers and owners who supervise and direct physical labor—often without doing it themselves—are somehow less valuable, but I digress.
To the Ricardians, labor should reap the rewards of commerce, but is instead exploited. One of these was Thomas Hodgskin and the opening paragraph from Wikipedia sums up many issues quite nicely (emphasis mine):
Thomas Hodgskin (12 December 1787 – 21 August 1869) was an English socialist writer on political economy, critic of capitalism and defender of free trade and early trade unions. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the term socialist included any opponent of capitalism, at the time defined as a construed political system built on privileges for the owners of capital.
For Hodgskin, capitalism was built and maintained to serve the privileged class. However, he didn’t object to capitalism per se. He objected to what we might call crony capitalism . He didn’t want a world where one prevailed due to government meddling and backdoor deals; he was, in fact, a Libertarian who loved the market system, but championed labor. He insisted on the rights of unions to exist and advocate for workers (because which Libertarian would object to free association?) and he strongly objected to rent-seeking behavior . But he was definitely a capitalist, through and through. And a socialist in that he advocated for the needs of society, not just the monied class.
Marx
It wasn’t until Karl Marx came along and skewered the Utopian and Ricardian socialists, that people started thinking of socialism in terms of Marx’s more specific view. This was, in part, because in The Communist Manifesto and other writings, Marx and Engels created a more detailed description of, and argument for, socialism. They both acknowledged the moral considerations of the Utopian and Ricardian socialists but destroyed them for being fantasies. And given that the Manifesto called for revolution and swayed many people, Marx’s views on socialism were indelibly etched in people’s minds.
In particular, in The Communist Manifesto Marx wrote of the Utopian socialists:
By degrees, they sink into the category of the reactionary [or] conservative Socialists depicted above, differing from these only by more systematic pedantry, and by their fanatical and superstitious belief in the miraculous effects of their social science.
But what of his own views? In the Manifesto, Communism is the result, but socialism is a necessary step:
We have seen above, that the first step in the revolution by the working class is to raise the proletariat to the position of ruling class to win the battle of democracy. The proletariat will use its political supremacy to wrest, by degree, all capital from the bourgeoisie, to centralise all instruments of production in the hands of the State, i.e., of the proletariat organised as the ruling class; and to increase the total productive forces as rapidly as possible.
And that is effectively the definition that many hurl against socialism today: naïve workers gutting honest, hard-working, private enterprise in favor of an inefficient nanny state. Or to phrase it in the other extreme: the proletariat rising up against the bourgeoisie to put power in the hands of the people.
Personally, I don’t buy either definition because a) I don’t see it happening and b) I can’t help but roll my eyes at those those think the definition of an ever-evolving word must be set in stone by an essay written 172 years ago, ignoring all modern thought on the subject.
Words Mean Things
Yes, words mean things and then they mean other things. For example :
Girl meant any young person – “gay girl” meant girl, not lesbian, and “knave girl” meant boy – while “man” meant any person, regardless of gender.
The word “girl” was originally gender neutral and arrived in the English language around 1300 CE , but we’re not certain of its origin.
Or consider that the word “meat”, coming from the Old English maet, simply meant “food” and its current definition of “animal flesh” didn’t arrive until the 1300s.
Words, of course, have no intrinsic meaning. When I hear the word “peer”, I think something like “equal in quality”, but if I’m speaking French, the word « pire » has the same sound as “peer” but means “worst,” a radically different meaning.
Words have the meaning we ascribe to them and nothing more. But this causes many problems if we don’t understand that another’s definition is different from our own.
So if you have a definition of socialism that doesn’t match my own and we don’t realize this, it’s very easy to have a confused argument. So what do people think socialism means today?
According to a 2018 Gallup poll of Americans :
| 2018 | 1949 | |
| Sep 4-12 | Sep 3-8 | |
| Equality - equal standing for everybody, all equal in rights, equal in distribution | 23% | 12% |
| Government ownership or control, government ownership of utilities, everything controlled by the government, state control of business | 17% | 34% |
| Benefits and services - social services free, medicine for all | 10% | 2% |
| Modified communism, communism | 6% | 6% |
| Talking to people, being social, social media, getting along with people | 6% | -- |
| Restriction of freedom - people told what to do | 3% | 1% |
| Liberal government - reform government, liberalism in politics | 2% | 1% |
| Cooperative plan | 1% | 1% |
| Derogatory opinions (non-specific) | 6% | 2% |
| Other | 8% | 7% |
| No opinion | 23% | 36% |
It’s interesting to note that “government control” has now slipped to second place between “equality” and “benefits and services.”
And then we have this lovely New Yorker article discussing how tangled the definition of socialism is in America today .
The Nordic Model
Or consider the Nordic Model . The social democracies which have adopted the Nordic model have strongly embraced globalization, capitalism, and social welfare. While they differ in varying degrees, key similarities in all of these countries include:
- a comprehensive welfare state
- large-scale investment in human capital, including child care and education
- labor market institutions that include strong labor unions and employer associations
Depending on where you want to draw the line, the countries which follow the Nordic model are Finland, Denmark, and Sweden, but many include Norway and Iceland in this group. These countries tend to have strong economies and, most importantly, five out of the seven happiest countries in the world follow the Nordic model. I don’t believe that is a coincidence.
Given the historical definitions of socialism, I think the social democracy of the Nordic Model fits quite well.
Types of Socialism
So now I think we can break socialism down a bit into a few different types. The following, of course, is by no means exhaustive and in some cases, is a touch at odds with definitions provided by economists.
Utopian Socliasts
Largely a reaction to the brutal industrial revolution capitalism, the utopians envisioned perfect societies, all radically different from one another. They’re generally considered to be naïve.
Ricardian Socialism
Also reacting to industrial revolution capitalism, the Ricardians accepted David Ricardo’s description of the labor theory of value and argued that all wealth belongs to the laborers. They tended to reject ideas such as rent or profit, but some, such as Hodgskin, were also capitalists.
Marxist Socialism
This is what most Americans mean when they say “socialist”, which is curious because it’s a dying breed in the West (though still somewhat popular here in France). In short, Marxist socialism is when the government owns the means of production of goods and services. Marx also called for the abolition of private property, but not personal property (consumer goods).
Democratic Socialism
In this model, democracy is paramount, but it’s combined with a drive towards a socialism closer to the Marxist ideal. There are no countries which currently follow this model.
This is what Bernie Sanders claims to be, but in reality he fits the social democrat model better.
Social Democracy
I like to think of this as “modern socialism”. There are several strands, but a key feature of Social Democracy is embracing capitalism while trying to contain its worst excesses, possibly via nationalization of problematic industries. Strong social safety nets are a key component of this. However, this leads us to ...
Social Market Economy
Though not a form of socialism in the classic sense, I feel that it fits the zeitgeist of feelings on socialism today.
This is what much of Europe has adopted today, including the economic powerhouse, Germany. It’s similar to Social Democracy, but tends to shy away from nationalizing industries. Social Market Economies tend to support the market, but not guide it, and have very strong social safety nets. They also strive to constantly understand the economy and adjust and adapt, rather than try to find a one-size-fits-all economic “Theory of Everything.”
 Imagine a world where you don’t have to choose between forgoing college or decades of crippling student debt.  That’s socialism today.
And an overly simplistic review of the meaning’s evolution over time:
- Pro-social and sometimes pro-capitalist (Utopian and Ricardian socialists)
- Government control of production (Marx)
- Pro-social (today)
Yes, there are still people who will pedantically insist that Marx’s definition is the “one true socialism”, either because they agree with it or they wish to attack it. But his definition wasn’t the first, nor will it be the last. And while economists (and pedants) still cling to Marx, many of us are looking to the future and see the potential of caring about people as much as business.


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| Conforms to | NSObject |
|---|---|
| Declared in | IFRoutesNavigationController.h |
Overview
This controller contains methods to generate routing between two points. We have an opportunity in finding a route to another venue, another area or another area in another venue
Discussion: This class helps in calculating a route between two points class holds all route segments It allows you to receive information on the current distance to the target based on the supplied user’s position Holds objects to help in navigating to end point
– successDestinationRoutesNavigation:segments:indexContext:navigationContext:
Success create route to destination
- (void)successDestinationRoutesNavigation:(IFRoutesNavigationController *)routesNavigationController segments:(NSArray *)segments indexContext:(NSUInteger)indexContext navigationContext:(IFTargetNavigationContext *)navigationContext
Parameters
routesNavigationController |
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|---|---|
segments |
array segments with IFRouteModel |
indexContext |
current index segment |
navigationContext |
current navigationContext(IFRouteModel parsed on IFTargetNavigationContext) |
Discussion
Success create route to destination
Declared In
IFRoutesNavigationController.h
– failureDestinationRoutesNavigation:error:
Error create route to destination
- (void)failureDestinationRoutesNavigation:(IFRoutesNavigationController *)routesNavigationController error:(NSError *)error
Discussion
Error create route to destination
@param error
Declared In
IFRoutesNavigationController.h
– changeContextNavigation:navigationContext:
There is a new index segments. Changed the current navigation context
- (void)changeContextNavigation:(IFRoutesNavigationController *)routesNavigationController navigationContext:(IFTargetNavigationContext *)navigationContext
Parameters
routesNavigationController |
|
|---|---|
navigationContext |
current navigationContext(IFRouteModel parsed on IFTargetNavigationContext) |
Discussion
There is a new index segments. Changed the current navigation context
Declared In
IFRoutesNavigationController.h
– finishNavigation:
Finish of navigation. There are no more segments or the number of segments is null
- (void)finishNavigation:(IFRoutesNavigationController *)routesNavigationController
Parameters
routesNavigationController |
|---|
Discussion
Finish of navigation. There are no more segments or the number of segments is null
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--- date: 2023-05-26 lastmod: 2023-08-02 title: "TAP — Test Anything Protocol" description: "A little love letter to TAP, the Test Anything Protocol. Showing what it is, how to emit it in different setups, and how to consume the produced output." linkTitle: "What is TAP, how to produce, and consume it." summary: "
What is TAP, and why do I love using it? I'll show and tell how to emit and consume it in different setups and languages, like C++, Lua, JavaScript, or even PostgreSQL.
" hasCode: true tags: ["post", "general"] ---Years ago, when I first heard about the Test Anything Protocol (TAP), I gave it little thought. I wrote tests, I ran them, and I saw if they all passed or not. Whatever programming language I used, the testing harness — test runner, framework, data, the tests and surrounding tools — usually produced some result that could be easily interpreted by humans and machines, most of the time. For all I wanted from my tests back then, it was enough.
Over time, different needs and expectations arose. Using many test frameworks, switching between languages, and creating tooling that works on top of the test runner output; a lot can change with projects maintained over a long period of time.
And with that ever-changing landscape came the longing for stability and reusability — to not again write a tool for the next test runner, not reinterpret test output, or be able to get the same output format for tests written in different languages.
Enter TAP.
TAP is a text-based interface, offering a unified way of not only reporting test results but also how tools should handle the output, as a stream, describing the communication from a TAP producer to a TAP consumer. This decouples the test reporting from the presentation and further processing.
TAP producers can be many things, from unit and integration testing frameworks to visual testing software, lint tooling, build systems, etc. Support exists in many languages, but there are also language-agnostic tools.
TAP consumers are programs that take the input and transform, process, or format it. This can range from adding color, full reformatting, transforming to different output formats such as JUnit or HTML, running analysis and statistics on it, integrating it into CI/CD like Jenkins, or even getting desktop notifications, if so desired.
A core philosophy is to not wait for the full output, but rather process the data line by line, or chunk by chunk, as a stream. The reason for the "data chunks" is that TAP can contain YAML blocks, that can potentially only make sense as a whole block.
The full specification for the current version, TAP14, can be found on the official TAP website. Taken from this website, this is an example of what a test output can look like for four tests, where two pass and two don't.
The specification also describes how consumers should handle new versions, with the goal of being forward-compatible.
In general, the official website is very readable and holistically describes TAP, how to implement the protocol, how to upgrade one TAP version to another, the ideas behind it, language and tooling support, and much more. It is well worth a read if the use of TAP is considered.
In a full test harness, neither the producer nor consumer need to be written in the same language. Tooling from one context can be used in another, resulting in different projects sharing more tooling and me spending less time reworking systems to fit different needs.
That was what really sold me on TAP. It is minimal and readable*, tools can be reused; and it is language agnostic, being nothing more than a text-based interface, an interface that has served me very well over the years.
Whenever I have the option to use TAP, I will. Without further ado, let's take a look at some examples of how to produce TAP with different languages and tools.
Getting TAP as a reporting format is a straight-forward process, usually setting a "reporter" flag. I picked a collection of possible producers to showcase the setup.
Catch2
comes with TAP as a reporter built-in. To get a minimal example
with CMake going, the following CMake CMakeLists.txt
will fetch
Catch2 and set up an example project.
The Test.cpp
looks like the following, taken from the
Catch2 tutorial:
Building the project with CMake through the command line.
And finally, running the test using TAP as a reporter.
The popular Lua testing framework LuaUnit has TAP built-in as a reporter. To set up an environment to run tests with LuaRocks, I can refer to an earlier article of mine on setting up projects with LuaRocks.
With the environment ready and a project folder capable of running LuaRocks, a
minimal example rockspec
could look like the following.
Given a test file.
The LuaRocks test command can be executed, passing the output option for TAP to LuaUnit.
For JavaScript and Node.js, there is the amazing
Node-Tap
testing library. With Node.js installed, to get a minimal setup going, the
following package.json
can describe a project.
A small sample test file shows two tests passing and one failing.
Installing the node-tap dependency for the project setup.
And running the tests. By default, node-tap will produce TAP output.
Tappy can generate TAP output and integrates with Python's unittest module. Prerequisite is having an environment set up that can run Python and has pip available, for example, with pyenv.
Tests can be written like any other in Python; here is a test file taken from the "unittest" documentation.
Running this test via Python will produce TAP.
The CSS linting tool
StyleLint
does support TAP as a reporter — Node.js with NPM needs to
be installed. For a minimal setup, the following package.json
can
describe the project.
The defined npm run lint
command will find all CSS files in the
project and run the linter on them. As an example, two different CSS files
will demonstrate the test, one with a problem and the other without.
Running the lint command will produce TAP for the lint report.
pgTAP for PostgreSQL is a collection of database functions to truly write unit tests for a database while emitting TAP. It requires PostgreSQL 9.1 or higher and needs to be installed on the host that runs the database server.
After the
installation of pgTAP, the pgtap
extension can be added to a PostgreSQL database by
running the following as the superuser for the database that should be tested.
The following example test is taken from the official documentation of pgTAP.
And finally, running that test against a PostgreSQL database, producing TAP.
I will need to point to the official documentation for consumers, as it contains a multitude of options for different languages, with quite a few producers also providing options for consumption. Additionally, there is always the option to search the internet for more — there always is, more I mean.
The best part here is that, thanks to TAP, consumers can work with any producer, no matter the language or context.
I have stronger feelings about TAP than I initially thought I would have, and this article can only give a small glimpse into them. It may not look like it at first, but this is a love letter to TAP and hopefully an encouragement for others to give it a shot.
All the producer examples can be found in the companion repository on GitHub.
Until then 👋🏻


[gecode-users] Set constraints working for sequential data, but not non-sequential data. Ideas?
Holger Winnemoeller
holger.winnemoeller at gmail.com
Wed Dec 16 05:21:13 CET 2009
*QUESTION: How can I solve the following problem for anything but toy
examples?*
Say, I have the following sets:
All : {0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20}
subA: {0,1,2,3,4}
subB: {5,6,7,8,9}
If I ask for a subset of "All" which contains 4 elements, of which 2
elements are from "subA" and 2 elements are from "subB", I get a variety of
results, such as
{0,1,5,6}
{0,1,5,7}
...
{3,4,8,9}
...
etc.
This works perfectly fine.
Now, for cases where subA, and subB are not strictly sequential (i.e.
sorted but non-consecutive numbers)
subA: {4,8,14,16,17}
subB: {0,3,5,10,12}
The system quickly runs out of steam (maybe not for the toy example here,
but for |All| = 100, |subA| = |subB| = 20, asking for 10 items -- see
attached code). Gecode just keeps computing and never seems to find a
solution.
Given that the sub-sets are disjoint a solution should really be trivial in
any case (take 50% of one subset and 50% of the other). However, I don't
want to make the assumption that they are disjoint.
I have attached some demo code for what I am talking about, so you can
experiment with it.
Thanks for your help!
Holger.
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#include <gecode/set.hh>
#include <gecode/support.hh>
#include <gecode/kernel.hh>
#include <gecode/search.hh>
#include <vector>
#include <algorithm>
using namespace std;
using namespace Gecode;
#define BROKEN_PROBLEM 1 // will not finish
//#define BROKEN_PROBLEM 0 // works just fine
// A "Minimal" space definition for the problem
class MiniSpace: public Space
{
SetVarArray mSetStore;
void CreateAndRequestCategory(int numItemsInCategories, int requestFromEachCategory, vector<int>& allItems)
{
vector<int> data (numItemsInCategories); // space to hold items
for(int i=0; i<numItemsInCategories; ++i) // fill data from allItems
{
data[i] = allItems.back();
allItems.pop_back();
}
// sort the items before loading them into Gecode -- not sure if this is necessary
sort(data.begin(), data.end());
// 1.) Create a new set domain that holds the "special" items
IntSet specialSet(&data[0], (int)data.size());
// 2.) Create a set variable that we'll associate with that set later on
SetVar specialSelected(*this);
// 3.) Set "specialSelected" to the intersection of whatever a possible solution is, and
// the "specialSet". This ensures that we can talk about items that are included
// in the solution, but also belong to the special set
rel(*this, mSetStore[0], SOT_INTER, specialSet, SRT_EQ, specialSelected);
// 4.) Now ensure that we only have "requestFromEachCategory" of these overlapping items
cardinality(*this, specialSelected, requestFromEachCategory, requestFromEachCategory);
}
public:
MiniSpace(int problemSize, int numItemsInCategories, int numRequestedSize)
{
puts("Setting up problem...");
// Create a SetVariable array (only need one element really, but this allows me to define the domain in one step)
mSetStore = SetVarArray(*this, 1, IntSet::empty, 0, problemSize);
SetVar resultSet = mSetStore[0]; // get the one variable that was defined in the above line
// impose the constraint that we only want "numRequestedSize" items in the result set
cardinality(*this, resultSet, numRequestedSize, numRequestedSize);
// Create two sets of random non-overlapping items from inventory
vector<int> allItems (problemSize);
for(int i=0; i<problemSize; ++i) allItems[i] = problemSize-1-i; // init items
#if BROKEN_PROBLEM
random_shuffle(allItems.begin(), allItems.end()); // shuffle items
#endif
int requestFromEachCategory = numRequestedSize * 4 / 10;
CreateAndRequestCategory(numItemsInCategories, requestFromEachCategory, allItems); // one category
// Create another set of items and request elements from it
CreateAndRequestCategory(numItemsInCategories, requestFromEachCategory, allItems); // another category
// Given these constraints, branch
branch(*this, mSetStore, SET_VAR_NONE, SET_VAL_MIN_INC);
}
MiniSpace(bool share, MiniSpace& s) : Space(share, s) {mSetStore.update(*this, share, s.mSetStore);}
virtual Space* copy(bool share) {return new MiniSpace(share, *this);}
void print() const
{
for(SetVarGlbValues d(mSetStore[0]);d();++d)
std::cout << d.val() << " ";
}
};
int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
// Run the problem
//MiniSpace problem (
// 3000, // total number of items in inventory
// 200, // several sub-inventories (non-overlapping) with X elements each
// 20 // requesting X items
//); // space instance
MiniSpace problem (
100, // total number of items in inventory
20, // several sub-inventories (non-overlapping) with X elements each
10 // requesting X items
); // space instance
DFS<MiniSpace> solver (&problem);
int count=0;
puts("Looking for solutions...");
while(true){
MiniSpace* solution = solver.next();
if(!solution) break;
std::cout << "Solution Nr." << count++ << std::endl;
solution->print();
std::cout << std::endl;
delete solution;
}
std::cout << "Done..." << std::endl;
system("pause");
return 0;
}
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Kangana Ranaut starrer Jayalalitha biopic titled ‘Thalaivi’ starts rolling
by TIMESOFINDIA.COMBollywood actress Kangana Ranaut is all set to play the late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha in the upcoming biopic ‘Thalaivi.’ Apart from Kangana, the film will also feature Arvind Swami as MGR.
The film which will be made in three languages - Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu has started rolling today. The makers of the film have taken to social media to announce the commencing of the shoot of the film.
From learning Tamil to taking on dance lessons and even opting for top-notch prosthetics, Kangana has been working hard for her role.
The film is reportedly in troubled waters as Jayalalithaa's niece has approached Madras High Court seeking a stay on the film. Deepa has stated in her affidavit that AL Vijay, the director of the ‘Thalaivi’, has not taken her consent for the film.
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public interface SlidingPuzzle
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description |
|---|---|
long |
getAbsolutePosition(int x,
int y)
Gets the absolute position of a cell as if the puzzle was represented in a line.
|
int |
getEmptyX()
Gets the line number of the empty space.
|
int |
getEmptyY()
Gets the row number of the empty space.
|
java.util.List<SlidingPuzzle> |
getLegalMoves()
Gets a list of SlidingPuzzle which are only moved once from the current object's puzzle.
|
int |
getLevel()
Gets the level of the puzzle.
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int |
getSideSize()
Gets the side size of the puzzle.
|
int |
getValue(int x,
int y)
Gets the value at coordinates (X,Y) in the puzzle.
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void |
initPuzzle()
Initialises the puzzle of the SlidingPuzzle object.
|
boolean |
isSolution()
Whether the current puzzle is the solution or not.
|
SlidingPuzzle |
moveDown(boolean edit)
Tries to move the empty space downwards.
|
SlidingPuzzle |
moveLeft(boolean edit)
Tries to move the empty space to the left.
|
SlidingPuzzle |
moveRight(boolean edit)
Tries to move the empty space to the right.
|
SlidingPuzzle |
moveUp(boolean edit)
Tries to move the empty space upwards.
|
void |
setLevel(int level)
Sets the level of the puzzle.
|
void |
setValue(int v,
int x,
int y)
Sets the value at coordinates (X,Y) in the puzzle.
|
void |
swapCells(int cell1X,
int cell1Y,
int cell2X,
int cell2Y)
Swaps two cells in the puzzle without checking the legality of the move.
|
java.lang.String |
toLine()
Gets the current puzzle as a line (to export into a file for example).
|
SlidingPuzzle moveLeft(boolean edit)
edit
- Whether the object's puzzle needs to be edited or returned as a new SlidingPuzzle.SlidingPuzzle moveRight(boolean edit)
edit
- Whether the object's puzzle needs to be edited or returned as a new SlidingPuzzle.SlidingPuzzle moveUp(boolean edit)
edit
- Whether the object's puzzle needs to be edited or returned as a new SlidingPuzzle.SlidingPuzzle moveDown(boolean edit)
edit
- Whether the object's puzzle needs to be edited or returned as a new SlidingPuzzle.void swapCells(int cell1X, int cell1Y, int cell2X, int cell2Y)
cell1X
- Line of the first cell.cell1Y
- Row of the first cell.cell2X
- Line of the first cell.cell2Y
- Row of the first cell.void initPuzzle()
int getValue(int x, int y)
x
- Line of the cell.y
- Row of the cell.void setValue(int v, int x, int y)
v
- Value to put in the cell.x
- Line of the cell.y
- Row of the cell.int getLevel()
int getSideSize()
int getEmptyX()
int getEmptyY()
void setLevel(int level)
level
- Level of the puzzle.java.util.List<SlidingPuzzle> getLegalMoves()
long getAbsolutePosition(int x, int y)
x
- Line of the cell.y
- Row of the cell.boolean isSolution()
java.lang.String toLine()


Overview
So far our Airport game has acquired a lot of physical objects the player can interact with, but not really any people, apart from a few Decoration objects representing groups of people with whom no real interaction is possible.  It may also strike players as a bit unrealistic that they can't interact with anyone in a busy airport. In any case, the plot of the Airport game virtually demands that at least a few individual characters are implemented in a bit more depth than mere Decorations.
In Interactive Fiction parlance, characters other than the player character implemented in a game are called Non Player Characters (or NPCs for short). In this chapter we shall start to explore how to implement NPCs in adv3Lite, although we'll leave the business of conversing with NPCs until Chapter 11.
Since NPCs are usually quite complex objects, or rather collections of objects, it's often best to put each one (or at least each major one) in a source file of its own. That might be overkill for our little Airport game, but it's probably worth creating a new source file for all our NPCs. Create one now and call it npcs.t. In Workbench, select File -> New File from the menu, select the TADS Source File type and click OK. Then select File -> Save to save the untitled source file and call it npcs; when asked if you wish to add npcs.t to the project, say yes. If you're not using Workbench, create a new file called npcs.t in your text editor, then edit your airport.t3m file to add -SOURCE npcs at the end.
Either way, then make sure you copy the following three lines to the start of your new source file:
#charset "us-ascii" #include <tads.h> #include "advlite.h"
For the purposes of this tutorial we'll restrict ourselves to implementing just three NPCs: Pablo Cortez, the Security Guard by the metal detector, and the flight attendant on the plane, with the last of these being the most complex.
As intimated above, implementing an NPC in adv3Lite generally involves creating a set of related objects: one representing the Actor, maybe one or more representing different states which the Actor can be in at various times (ActorStates), maybe one or more AgendaItems representing actions that the Actor will carry out when ready to do so, and probably quite a number of TopicEntry objects representing the actor's responses to various conversational commands. Not all of these need be present for every NPC, but more complex NPCs are likely to make use of all these kinds of object. In this chapter we'll look at Actors, ActorStates and AgendaItems, and leave conversation and TopicEntries to Chapter 11.


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Man appears with sickle on highway
by Special CorrespondentA 30-year-old man created a ruckus on Tiruchi-Karur highway at Mayanur by brandishing a veecharuval (a long sickle) on Sunday.
According to police sources, Nagaraj, a resident of Pichampatti, came to the main road with a sickle and wandered for about 10 minutes on the busy highway uttering obscene words. He threw the sickle on the road, causing fear among locals and motorists. At one point, motorists stopped their vehicles at a safe distance.
On information, Nagaraj’s family members rushed to the spot and took him away. He was later admitted to a rehabilitation centre in Karur. Police said he was a mentally unstable person.


Since you have previously indicated that you have a child / children 19 years of age or older for whom support
is claimed, you will need to answer the next set of questions.
How many child(ren) are 19 years or older for whom you are asking for support?
What would the child support amount be using the Federal Child Support Guidelines?
This information is needed for the Judge. You will be able to indicate a different child support amount in a following step.
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monthly Guidelines table amount for child support is appropriate?
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copow is based on tornado. The brilliant, asynchronous web framework for python. So it comes with their beautiful webserver on board.
MongoDB support, connection seamlessly included without coding
Async is a great hype (at least since node.js) these days. I liked the idea as well and got convinced after reading the great presentation from dabaez on coroutines. Tornado has async web-handlers and lets you build async apps. But it all depends on you coding async as well ;).
generate all you models, controllers and views. Saves your time and lets you focus on your app
If you keep the standard naming convention almost anything is working without explicit configutation. For example there are no routing configurations neccessary at all for RESTful routes.
makingg MongoDB, Tornado and MVC feel like ONE package the fluently work for you! Literally minutes to go for your first DB based MVC, RESTful Webapp.


Cleanliness.
Cleanliness is the part of most civilization’s moral values as well as part of world religions. It soothes both your body and mind. Water is the most common agent used for cleanliness which has amazing positive effects on human mind and body.
Cleanliness saves you from a lot of epidemic diseases and makes body fresh. Cleanliness not in the matter of hygiene but in food saves you a lot of worries.


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title: "Introduction to Golang" tags: basic
Go is strong typed language project created by Robert Griesemer, Rob Pike and Ken Thompson, the language has a lot of roots in C.
Go is the Schrödinger cat of object orient programing language since it is and at the same time it is not an OOP. Since there is no type hierarchy, but relies in interface to satisfice polymorphism.
More about the origins of go here.


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Protocols
Update 2021
All applications which interact with other Ⓐ applications do so through a defined Ⓐ protocol. ProtoDev is an application which assists in the development, testing and demonstration of DⒶ protocols.
A protocol definition block describes valid data blocks which are communicated between defined actors for the possible functions (roles) defined in the protocol, like:
- Recording data
- Retrieving recorded data
- Querying available protocols / supported functions under those protocols
- Querying known contact addresses for other servers
as more functions are developed, their data block formats, including:
- Required elements
- Optional elements
- Required relationships among elements
will be added to the protocol definition.
The first series of protocols are designated DⒶx, for "Development." DⒶ0 defines a minimal protocol for the roles of data writer client and server, and data reader client and server. ProtoDev includes a demonstration of modules which implement DⒶ0, DⒶ1 and DⒶ2; the latter add fields for communication of the the client unique identifier and a chain unique identifier.
Current thinking is to develop from these ultra simple protocols, defined as above, implementing in a way that builds from the protocol definition as much as possible for implementation so that when additions and modifications are made to the protocol for more complex functions, the implemenation of those functions can reuse the existing code wherever possible - being data driven from the protocol definition instead of copy-paste or similar.
Automated testing should also be possible based on protocol definitions, maybe not all testing, but at least the basics should be testable based on the definitions.
Blockchain implementations will treat protocol definitions as a kind of Genesis block, defining the rules for all blocks which follow in the chain. However, a protocol block might make reference to a parent block and definitions within the protocol block might reference the previous blockchain as a basis for value and other things active in the post-protocol definition blockchain.
The thinking now is to leave the protocol definition very flexible, but eventually settle on one good protocol that can serve a large number of use cases*and an even larger number of independent blockchains serving the various use cases
, with a focus on open public blockchains which support the exchange of value. Cross-chain exchanges within a single protocol will be simpler, but if multiple protocols gain wide adoption, they can be expanded to recognize each other and perform secure cross-protocol cross-chain exchanges.
Another direction for protocol development would be toward HAM radio and similar hobbies. Instead of open public chains for exchange of value, HAM chains could be closed*Closed meaning: served, recorded and controlled by a select group or individual, while remaining publicly accessible.
public services, possibly for the exchange and publication of QSL cards, HOWTO guides, and similar data signed by the licensee who provides it.
Existing protocol definition languages like Apache Thrift and Cap'n Proto or maybe Cozy might be thought of as inspirational, but still falling somewhat short of the descriptives that tell, for instance, how to calculate a hash or sequentiality requirements for successive timestamps.
Early thoughts
(now deprecated)
Just as the basic Assign Onward protocol supports multiple types of cryptographic methods, demonstrating the ability to include new methods as needed*For instance: to transition to quantum ready cryptography.
the protocol handler itself supports multiple protocols, demonstrating the path toward interoperability with future protocols. Some sense of the protocol development plan is found in the roadmap.
The Ⓐ¹ protocol is a basic, single recorder protocol. Many optimizations are possible in a single recorder scenario, such as assumption that the chain never forks because there is a single entity responsible for maintaining it. This means that the block chain is guaranteed sequential, non-forking and non-merging - and that transactions recorded thereon can also be reliably sequenced, so that once recorded information like public key identities and shares received amounts can be referred to in the future by just a sequence number in a particular blockchain.
Ⓐ²
Ⓐ² protocol expands to support multiple, possibly competing, block chain recorders. Temporary forks and later re-merges of the blockchain are anticipated, and as such many of the optimizations in Ⓐ¹ which assume no forking become invalid. No matter, when software supports both Ⓐ¹ and Ⓐ² protocols, all they need to do is determine which protocol applies and handle accordingly.
and many more
On the one hand, it would be nice to develop a single protocol to serve most use cases. On the other, it would be naïve to assume that a single protocol will set forth and optimally address all the myriad of presently unknown uses for lightweight blockchain impmementations. While it is entirely possible to develop a single blockchain and endlessly modify an develop it over the years, I believe it is also practical to develop replacement protocols which can start fresh and take over for existing protocols,*takeover to happen on the merits of the new protocol, if it is a truly superior protocol then it should be able to overcome the inertia of the existing implementations and replace them.
particularly in an ecosystem where no single blockchain is attempting to rule the entire world.
Assign Onward
6 July 2018
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of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
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to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
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LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.


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SQL expression property
Read only property can be mapped to SQL expression. Static mapping of SQL expression is defined by PropertyExpressionAttribute with parameters: ExprText - depends of ExprType value (see below) it can be: subquery alias / SQL expression / private static field name define SQL expression in LINQ style, ExprType - optional, SQL expression type, default is DataExpressionType.PlainSql, DbType - ADO ,Net provider data type (optional, default is DbType.String), ExprSize - optional, expression field size (if applicable), ExprScale - optional, expression field precision (if applicable). Possible to use SQL expressions of three types:
- subquery,
[PropertyExpression("A",
DataExpressionType.SubQuery,
DbType.Decimal,
ExprSize = 17,
ExprScale = 5)]
- LINQ expression,
[PropertyExpression("AllowedDiscount",
DataExpressionType.LinqExpression,
DbType.Decimal,
ExprSize = 17,
ExprScale = 5)]
...
//Private static field of mapped class marked with SqlExpression attribute
[SqlExpression]
private static Calculate<int> AllowedDiscount = x => x.Case<Product, int>(
z => z.Field<bool>("is_vip"), z => 0, 1.SetExpression(z => 10));
- plain text SQL expression.
[PropertyExpression("case P.is_vip when 1 then 10 else 0 end",
DataExpressionType.PlainSql,
DbType.Decimal,
ExprSize = 17,
ExprScale = 5)]
Tip
Attribute PropertyExpressionAttribute is not replaced PropertyAttribute but extend it.
Important
If possible do not use plain SQL expressions. It possibly use specific SQL dialect features not supported by other DBMS or providers.
Tip
It's recommended to use virtual table as SQL expression source omitting data source alias in PropertyAttribute.


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ABOUT ME
Hello!! My name is Shanayah Braithwaite and this website is about me!! I am from Brooklyn, New York. I am a twin and fun fact, my brother was born 2 years after my twin and I on the same day!! So all of us have the same birthday. I love love love music, dancing, perfume, photography and anime. I also love to sing even though I don't have the voice for it. I really enjoy doing and learning code. I love seeing how a bunch of workds and numbers can create so many things! And I'm excited to learn and build in the world of computers! I work at Ivymount School in Rockville, MD teaching kids with autism. I aslo work partime at Arclight Bethesda movie theatre. There's never a dull moment at both of my jobs.   Anyways, enough about me, I hope you enjoy my website.


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| SUMMARY: NESTED | FIELD | CONSTR | METHOD | DETAIL: FIELD | CONSTR | METHOD |
java.lang.Object brooklyn.entity.software.MachineLifecycleEffectorTasks
@Beta public abstract class MachineLifecycleEffectorTasks
Default skeleton for start/stop/restart tasks on machines. Knows how to provision machines, making use of ProvidesProvisioningFlags#obtainProvisioningFlags(MachineProvisioningLocation)#obtainProvisioningFlags(MachineProvisioningLocation), and provides hooks for injecting behaviour at common places. Methods are designed for overriding, with the convention that *Async methods should queue (and not block). The following methods are commonly overridden (and you can safely queue tasks, block, or return immediately in these):
| Field Summary | |
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static ConfigKey |
LOCATIONS
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| Method Summary | |
|---|---|
void
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attachLifecycleEffectors(Entity entity)
attaches lifecycle effectors (start, restart, stop) to the given entity (post-creation) |
protected EntityInternal
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entity()
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protected Location
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getLocation(java.util.Collection locations)
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Effector
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newRestartEffector()
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EffectorBody
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newRestartEffectorTask()
as newStartEffectorTask(), calling restart() |
Effector
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newStartEffector()
returns an effector suitable for setting in a public static final or attaching dynamically; the effector overrides the corresponding effector from Startable with the behaviour in this lifecycle class instance |
EffectorBody
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newStartEffectorTask()
returns the TaskFactory which supplies the implementation for this effector, calling the relevant method in this class (start(Collection) |
Effector
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newStopEffector()
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EffectorBody
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newStopEffectorTask()
as newStartEffectorTask(), calling stop() |
protected java.util.Map
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obtainProvisioningFlags(MachineProvisioningLocation location)
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protected void
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postStartAtMachineAsync()
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protected void
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postStartCustom()
default post-start hooks, can be extended by subclasses, and typically will wait for confirmation of start (the service not set to running until after this); also invoked following a restart |
protected void
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preStartAtMachineAsync(Supplier machineS)
wraps a call to preStartCustom(MachineLocation), after setting the hostname and address |
protected void
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preStartCustom(MachineLocation machine)
default pre-start hooks, can be extended by subclasses if needed |
protected void
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preStopCustom()
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protected Task
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provisionAsync(MachineProvisioningLocation location)
returns a queued _task_ which provisions a machine in the given location and returns that machine, so the task can be used as a supplier to subsequent methods |
protected void
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restart()
default restart impl, stops processes if possible, then starts the entity again |
protected void
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start(java.util.Collection locations)
runs the tasks needed to start, wrapped by setting Attributes#SERVICE_STATE#SERVICE_STATE appropriately |
protected void
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startInLocation(Location location)
dispatches to the appropriate method(s) to start in the given location |
protected void
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startInLocations(java.util.Collection locations)
asserts there is a single location and calls startInLocation(Location) with that location |
protected java.lang.String
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startProcessesAtMachine(Supplier machineS)
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protected void
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stop()
default stop impl, aborts if already stopped, otherwise sets state STOPPING then invokes preStopCustom(), stopProcessesAtMachine(), then finally stopAnyProvisionedMachines() and sets state STOPPED |
protected java.lang.String
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stopAnyProvisionedMachines()
can run synchronously (or not) -- caller will submit/queue as needed, and will block on any submitted tasks. |
protected java.lang.String
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stopProcessesAtMachine()
can run synchronously (or not) -- caller will submit/queue as needed, and will block on any submitted tasks. |
| Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object | |
|---|---|
| java.lang.Object#wait(), java.lang.Object#wait(long), java.lang.Object#wait(long, int), java.lang.Object#equals(java.lang.Object), java.lang.Object#toString(), java.lang.Object#hashCode(), java.lang.Object#getClass(), java.lang.Object#notify(), java.lang.Object#notifyAll() |
| Field Detail |
|---|
public static final ConfigKey LOCATIONS
| Method Detail |
|---|
public void attachLifecycleEffectors(Entity entity)
protected EntityInternal entity()
protected Location getLocation(@Nullable java.util.Collection locations)
public Effector newRestartEffector()
public EffectorBody newRestartEffectorTask()
public Effector newStartEffector()
public EffectorBody newStartEffectorTask()
public Effector newStopEffector()
public EffectorBody newStopEffectorTask()
protected java.util.Map obtainProvisioningFlags(MachineProvisioningLocation location)
protected void postStartAtMachineAsync()
protected void postStartCustom()
protected void preStartAtMachineAsync(Supplier machineS)
protected void preStartCustom(MachineLocation machine)
protected void preStopCustom()
protected Task provisionAsync(MachineProvisioningLocation location)
protected void restart()
protected void start(java.util.Collection locations)
protected void startInLocation(Location location)
protected void startInLocations(java.util.Collection locations)
protected java.lang.String startProcessesAtMachine(Supplier machineS)
protected void stop()
protected java.lang.String stopAnyProvisionedMachines()
protected java.lang.String stopProcessesAtMachine()
Brooklyn Multi-Cloud Application Management Platform
brooklyncentral.github.com. Apache License. © 2012.


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We are pleased to announce that the iOS version of OsmAnd has become even more convenient!
Great thanks to all iOS users for choosing OsmAnd for your adventures! You can read further what's new in Osmand 3.10 or update your application here and try out all the changes yourself.
• New Redesigned Navigation preparation screen
We improved the Navigation preparation screen. Now you can add "Home", "Work" point of destination. The short way to Options menu.
When your trip is ready, you can see the altitude/slope graph, which you can scale for all your trip.
• Added support for Online SQL maps
We added more maps to "Online maps" (General menu-> Map-> Map type-> online maps). These maps are available for Overlay/Underlay, too.
The next you can add your Online SQL maps for Overlay/Underlay. Click to file with SQL-format and "Copy to OsmAnd Maps". Now you can choose it in Overlay/Underlay menu.
You can switch on "Seekbar" on screen for showing transparency of your Overlay/Underlay on the map.
• Combine all options to control Contour lines on the map in one new screen
You can control settings of Contour lines in the new screen. Go to General menu-> Map-> Map style-> Contour lines.
We added more color schemes for Contour lines.
• Added two more Quick Actions to quickly turn on/off Contour lines and Hillshades
In this release we added new actions for Quick action: Show/Hide for Contour lines and Hillshades.
• Updated basemap
Now the World overview map has a more detailed road network and is smaller in size.
• Fixed issue with ruler numbers disappear
As you know, there is the tool named "Radius ruler" in OsmAnd (General menu-> Configure screen-> Right Panel-> Radiuis ruler). There was a bug with a number of circles for Radius ruler tool. Now you can see all circles without this mistake.
• Completely deleted Firebase analytics
Since we follow our Privacy Policy - in this release, we have removed the Firebase analytics. Now neither of our applications collect any private information of our users.
• Fixed Open in OsmAnd bug in iOS 13
• Fixed Mapillary performance
• Fixed few UI bugs
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Python, C++, Drizzle, MySQL, MySQL Cluster, Java
Heartbeat, DRBD, Linux (Ubuntu/Debian, RHEL/CentOS), JNI
Clustering, Cloud Computing, Scale Out, High Availability
theatre director, lighting designer, photographer, some Dutch, some German, no knowledge of Portuguese
Experience
1995-2010
Rackspace Cloud
System Architect
C++, Python, Drizzle, Linux, OSX, Solaris
- Core developer on Drizzle: a modern fork of MySQL for the Cloud
- Conference Speaker at conferences worldwide (MySQL User's Conference, Velocity, linux.conf.au, Texas Linux Fest)
- Wrangled Drizzle build and plugin sub-systems.
- Managed and owned Drizzle coding standards and C++ standardization.
- Authored pandora-build - A set of simple and robust autotools macros.
- Worked on Bazaar and Rackspace Cloud plugins for Hudson
MySQL, Inc. / Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems
Staff Engineer
C++, Drizzle, MySQL, Linux, OSX, Solaris
- Core developer on Drizzle: a modern fork of MySQL for the Cloud
- Conference Speaker at conferences worldwide (MySQL User's Conference, JavaOne, OSCon, Velocity, linux.conf.au, Percona Performance Conf)
- Wrangled Drizzle build and plugin sub-systems.
- Managed and owned Drizzle coding standards and C++ standardization.
- Drizzle "Captain" - primary community code liason.
- Authored pandora-build - A set of simple and robust autotools macros.
- Authored drizzle-interface - Bindings to libdrizzle.
- Authored gearman-interface - Bindings to libgearman.
MySQL, Inc.
Senior Consultant
MySQL, MySQL Cluster, Heartbeat, DRBD, Linux, C++, C#, Python, Java, PHP, Ruby
- Solutions Architect for top 10 web properties, telcos and gaming companies.
- Expert in High Availability and Clustering Solutions.
- Authored NDB/Bindings - Wrappers for MySQL Cluster NDB API in Java, Python, Ruby, C#, Perl and Lua.
- Conference Speaker at various conferences worldwide on a wide variety of subjects. (MySQL User's Conference, JavaOne, PyCon, MySQL DevConf, University of São Paulo)
- Member of the MySQL Debian Packaging team.
- Technical owner of MySQL/Linbit relationship related to DRBD.
StageFiles, LLC
Founder, Partner
Plone, Python, mod_python, TurboGears, Debian/Ubuntu GNU/Linux
- Started, ran and managed company with partner.
- Designed and developed a web-based portfolio system for
Theatrical Design.
In August Productions, Inc.
Founder, CEO
Python, Zope, elisp, LaTeX, exim, ZODB, GTK, Glade, Cyrus, SASL,
SquirrelMail, Apache,
Debian GNU/Linux, Debian Packaging FreeBSD
- Started and managed small business concerns, including hiring, payroll and billing.
- Designed an extensible theatrical lighting control system.
- Wrote a play typesetting program.
- Co-developed email and web hosting system.
- Authored an RFP response with Zope Corp. for an online testing system.
Clients included:
Washington Mutual, Seattle, Washington
C#, Python, LaTeX, Python, Subversion,
Apache2, Tomcat, Solaris, Windows XP
- Developed reporting solution for Loan Prepayment Modeling.
- Provided system support including administration and system design.
Monster.com, Boston, Massachusetts
Zope, Python, DTML, C#, SQL Server, Perforce, Windows 2000
- Single point of contact for Zope related issues for the organization.
Tahinis Mediterranean Bistro, Bar Harbor, Maine
Plone, Python, Javascript, CSS, Debian GNU/Linux
- Created an Online menu system for restaurants.
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
Zope, Python, mod-perl, Javascript, CSS, Apache,
Debian GNU/Linux, Solaris
- Created a system to help students write better lab reports.
- Created a system to protect copywritten works used in course materials.
- Worked on web-based system to translate Western Characters into Hindi.
Cox Interactive Media, Atlanta, Georgia
Zope, Python, Oracle, PL/SQL, Java, Solaris
- Implemented a Content Management System.
Thingamy, Oslo, Norway
Python
- Wrote a tool to migrate data from legacy database to ZODB.
Alexander Consulting, London, England
Zope
- Provided solution assessment for proposed CRM System.
iuveno, Ingolstadt, Germany
Zope, Python, LDAP, IMAP, SuSE GNU/Linux, ZEO
- Worked on a web-based CRM system that interfaced Palm Pilots.
MTNI, Atlanta, Georgia
Python
- Developed a Python library implementation of RFC 1861 - SNPP.
HRSmart, Plano, Texas
Senior System Administrator
Apache, MySQL, Debian GNU/Linux, dpkg, dirvish, Exim, nagios
- Administered Debian GNU/Linux, Apache and MySQL servers.
Information Innovation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Information Artist / Lead Developer
Perl, PHP, MySQL, Oracle, Apache, Zope, Python,
CVS, RedHat GNU/Linux, Solaris, MacOS X
- Led development efforts for web-based strategic intelligence product.
- Designed and developed Internet news-feed reading and processing system.
- Architected internal company systems for messaging and Intranet.
Branch Bank and Trust, Wilson, North Carolina
Enterprise Management Systems Analyst
Perl, ksh, AIX, Windows
- Wrote and maintained Perl and shell scripts for Tivoli system automation.
Best Consulting: Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington
Consultant
Perl, ksh, Sybase, T-SQL, Stored Procedures, Solaris
- Wrote code to update Data Warehouse Common Dimensions tables.
EDS: Russell Stover Candies, Kansas City, Missouri
Information Analyst
Perl, ksh, Sybase, T-SQL, AIX
- Administered systems and performed DBA tasks supporting a 24x7 manufacturing and
shipping environment.
Fujitsu Network Communications, Richardson, Texas
UNIX Admin/Support
AIX, C, Framemaker SDK, ksh
- Provided system and user support for Desktop AIX systems.
Recent and Upcoming Conference Talks
Velocity 2010: Drizzle: A Database Designed for Operations
MySQL User's Conference 2010: Using Drizzle
Texas Linux Fest 2010: Drizzle: A Database Designed for Operations
linux.conf.au 2010: pandora-build: autotools made better, faster, stronger
OsCon 2009: Drizzle Panel
Velocity 2009: Drizzle, a new database for the cloud
JavaOne 2009: Drizzle, a new database for the cloud
MySQL User's Conference 2009 Keynote: The Great Open Cloud Shootout
MySQL User's Conference 2009: Writing Efficient Java Applications for MySQL Cluster Using NDB/J
Percona Performance Conference 2009: Using OProfile
linux.conf.au 2009: SQL is Dead
linux.conf.au 2009: NDB/Bindings: Use the MySQL Cluster NDB API From Languages You Actually Like For Fun and Profit
linux.conf.au 2009: DRBD and Heartbeat, Database Agnostic High Availability
JavaOne 2008: MySQL Cluster and Java
MySQL User's Conference 2008 Keynote: Scaling MySQL - Up or Out?
MySQL User's Conference 2008: From SQL to NDB API and the MySQL Cluster Data Nodes and Back Again
MySQL User's Conference 2008: High Availability Landscape of MySQL
MySQL User's Conference 2008: MySQL Cluster and Java (and python, and ruby, and...)
MySQL User's Conference 2007: ORM on Steroids
PyCon 2007: Wrapping C++ Libraries using SWIG
PyCon 2007: Packaging Python for Linux Distributions
University of São Paulo Seminars on Software Systems: MySQL Cluster
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Java Micro-Service Frameworks
List of microservice framworks for java
The following list is far from complete (i’d guess). Order of items is just by chance and does not reflect importance, quality or preference.
Frameworks
- Javalin
A simple and easy to learn web framework for Java and Kotlin
- JHipster
Can generate microservices and entire applications based on spring boot and a bunch of other modern frameworks
- Micronaut
Fullstack framework for building & testing app and serverless applications with Java, Grails and Kotlin. Very low memory footprint and fast startup time based on GraalVM
- Helidon
Oracles official framework designed from ground up to build and support microservices. With build in health checks, metrics, Docker and Kubernetes support….
- Spring Boot
Not really microservice - but included because it’s used quite often
- Spark
Allows you to use Kotlin and Java 8
- Swagger
Complete platform to describe, implement and test APIs
- Dropwizard
Featuring REST, JSON, monitoring, Guava, Logback and Java Bean Validation by Hibernate Validator
- Play Framework
Implement reactive apps based on Java and Scala
- Jersey
JAX-RS (JSR 311 & JSR 339) Reference Implementation
- Restlet
Build REST services with ease. Last release 2.3 from 13.4.2017
- RestX
the lightweight Java REST framework. Comes with generator shell
- Light Rest 4J
Based on light-4j around swagger 2.0 and OpenAPI 3.0
- Ninja – Java web framework
RESTfull Services with support for JPA, JSON, forms, authentication and more.
- REST Easy
RESTful Web Services and RESTful Java. fully certified JAX-RS 2.1.
- Ktor
Easy to use, fun and asynchronous. Kotlin
- vert.x
Unopinionated, multi language toolbox: Java, JavaScript, Groovy, Ruby, Ceylon, Scala and Kotlin
- ratpack.io
A set of Java libraries for building scalable HTTP applications
Reading list
- Developing Microservices with Java | LeanIX
- Top 8 Java RESTful Micro Frameworks – Pros/Cons | Gajotres.net
- Grundkurs Microservices: Warum Frameworks nicht genug sind!
- Quora: What is the best micro-service framework for the Java platform
- Javalin - Developing web applications with Javalin and Kotlin …


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